trapdoor
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈtræpˌdɔr/
- Specialized
:
puerta trasera
- Dad, Dr Egan built a trapdoor into his system design.
They said, you know what, yeah, you can't give trapdoor, that's a problem.
- They said, you know what, yeah, you can't give trapdoor, that's a problem.
- It is a it is a secret trapdoor and backdoor that gets someone into your syche.
Examples
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I have a trapdoor into ViCAP.
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Security experts warn that the new app might contain a trapdoor that could compromise user data.
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The hash key will have kind of trapdoor in it and an input alpha.
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Well, off the top of my head, perhaps they accessed the site previously and set up an intricate system -of tunnels and trapdoors...
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"She had to assume that Pashwah had a trapdoor into the Public-Key Infrastructure that underlay routine message security.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many software programs have a hidden trapdoor that hackers can exploit to gain unauthorized access.
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The system was designed with a trapdoor to allow developers to bypass security features for maintenance.
Synonyms
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5.9
A secret way to enter a system or place by avoiding security
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7.2
A hidden way to get into a computer system that bypasses security
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9.8
A hidden bad program that lets someone control a computer without permission
A computer program that looks useful but hides harmful code
Antonyms
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3.1
A rule or tool that protects computers and data from access without permission
How Hidden
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9.8
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7.2
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8.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trapdoor is also used in security and computing with the same image from trap and door. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a secret door that lets someone secretly get inside, so in technology a trapdoor means a hidden weakness or secret method to enter without normal checks.